<PRE><B>Question 1129485</B>
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Let the width be w.  Then the problem tells us the length is 3 less than 5 times the width:&lt;br&gt;
l = 5w-3&lt;br&gt;
We are also told that the perimeter (2l+2w) is 10 times the width:&lt;br&gt;
2l+2w = 10w
2l = 8w
l = 4w&lt;br&gt;
We have two different expressions for the length in terms of the width; those two expressions must be equal:&lt;br&gt;
5w-3 = 4w
w = 3&lt;br&gt;
l = 4w = 12&lt;br&gt;
The rectangle is 12x3.</PRE>